Six Flags retires Kingda Ka in New Jersey

Once the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster, Six Flags retires Kingda Ka in New Jersey
The world's tallest and fastest roller coaster has retired. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced on Thursday it is retiring Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. The coaster held the title for world's tallest and fastest after it debuted in 2005,
As rumors swirl about Kingda Ka’s possible closure at Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey may lose world’s tallest coaster
Rumors are swirling that Six Flags Great Adventure's Kingda Ka roller coaster is closing, and fans are outpouring love for the world's tallest thrill ride.
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Kingda Ka, the towering, terrifying crown jewel of Six Flags Great Adventure, is officially closed, the Jackson theme park confirmed Thursday.
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Kingda Ka, the world's tallest roller coaster, will be demolished in the near future, New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure announced. Fans took to social media to react to the news.
Kingda Ka, the world’s tallest roller coaster, has closed for good
The record-breaking Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey has been retired and will make way for new rides. Enthusiasts of the iconic Kingda Ka said their final farewells this week.
World’s tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, shuts down at Six Flags; local ‘coaster enthusiasts’ saddened by the closure
Self-proclaimed “coaster enthusiasts” gathered for final rides on Kingda Ka on Sunday, Nov. 10, before the official news of the attraction’s closure broke.
Six Flags Great Adventure announces end of Kingda Ka to make way for new ‘record-breaking' coaster
Six Flags Great Adventure announced some major changes to its attraction lineup on Thursday. The amusement park will be closing Kingda Ka and Green Lantern coasters to make room for a new "multi-world-record-breaking launch roller coaster" that will debut at Six Flags in 2026. No additional details were released about the new ride.
Six Flags Great Adventure retires Kingda Ka, once the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster
Six Flags announced it shut down the Kingda Ka and Green Lantern roller coasters to make way for two new rides including The Flash coaster.
Six Flags shuts down Kingda Ka roller coaster as fans sound off: ‘Heartbreaking and insulting’
The roller coaster, which opened at the Jackson, New Jersey, theme park in 2005, was the tallest in the world at 456 feet high. At the time it opened, it was also the fastest roller coaster.
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